GUADALAJARA. Tijuana conquers Atlas 2-0 after M. Manotas scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Estadio Jalisco stadium in Guadalajara on Friday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Óscar Macías Romo with the help of Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and José de Jesús Baños Caballero. The 4th official was Jorge Antonio Pérez Durán. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.2 degrees Celsius or 68.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Atlas had a superior ball possession 64% while Tijuana was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Atlas was more aggressive with 77 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Tijuana managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Atlas shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. Talking about the opposition, Tijuana shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Atlas received 2 yellow cards (D. Barbosa and E. Zaldivar). Talking about the opposition, Tijuana received 3 yellow cards (C. Ortiz, B. Angulo and E. Castillo).

Standings

After playing this match, Atlas will stay with 26 points to stay in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Tijuana will have 12 points to stay in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Liga MX, Atlas will host Querétaro on the 5th of November with a 12-8 head to head in favor of Atlas (5 draws).

Tijuana will host Pachuca on the 7th of November with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Pachuca (5 draws).

Atlas – Formation

Atlas started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Diego Martín Cocca Pera decided to play with the following team: Camilo Vargas (6.4), Diego Barbosa (6.7), Anderson Santamaría (6.6), Hugo Nervo (6.6), Luis Reyes (7.1), Jairo Torres (7.0), Aldo Rocha (7.0), Ángel Márquez (6.5), Jonathan Herrera (6.8), Julio Furch (6.8) and Julián Quiñones (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Franco Troyansky, José Hernández, Christopher Trejo (6.7), Edgar Zaldívar (6.6), José Abella, Bryan Garnica (6.4), Gonzalo Maroni, Gaddi Aguirre, Anibal Chalá (6.4) and Edyairth Ortega.

Substitutions

Atlas made 4 changes: J. Herrera for B. Garnica (68′), A. Marquez for E. Zaldivar (69′), J. M. Torres Ramirez I. for C. Trejo (76′) and A. Santamaria for A. Chala (84′).

Best player: Luis Reyes​

The most impressive player for Atlas was Luis Reyes.

His rating is (7.1) with 48 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 8. He performed 11 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Tijuana – Formation

Tijuana started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Regarding the opposition, Sebastián Ariel Méndez Pardiñas played with: Jonathan Orozco (6.8), Vladimir Loroña (6.7), Yonatthan Rak (7.3), Eduardo Tercero (6.9), Brayan Angulo (7.2), Marcel Ruíz (7.1), Christian Rivera (7.1), David Barbona (6.1), Christian Ortíz (6.9), Lucas Rodríguez (7.6) and Mauro Manotas (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Victor Guzmán (6.9), Abraham Flores, Misael Domínguez, Esteban Pavez (6.2), Jordi Cortizo, Gil Alcalá, Fidel Martinez (6.8), Miguel Sansores, Luis Gamíz and Erick Castillo (7.1).

Tijuana could not rely on the presence of V. Guzman (injured) and E. Pavez (injured).

Substitutions

Tijuana made 5 changes: V. Lorona for V. Guzman (43′), D. Barbona for F. Martinez (61′), C. Ortiz for E. Castillo (61′), M. Ruiz for E. Pavez (70′) and L. Rodriguez for J. Cortizo (90′).

Best player: Lucas Rodríguez​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Tijuana was Lucas Rodríguez even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 40 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.​

• Atlas – Tijuana – 0-2